What could happen a generation of children growing up only consuming AI generated and/or manipulative media? (sh.itjust.works)

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[-] emb@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Not far off from what already happens from the race-to-the-bottom popular content found on YouTube, in f2p games, and on social media.

AI slop will get better at grabbing, holding, and harvesting attention. Kids will grow up on it and adults will get comfy with it, shortening attention spans. They'll end up under-educated and under-ambitious, leading to a more gullible, more anti-intellectual population.

I don't have any sources to cite, it's all vibes. I'm already a product of manipulative media. 💀 That, and some of this is exaggerated inter-generational grumpiness.

(This is not even touching on the potential for propaganda that a lot of other answers are getting at.)

this post was submitted on 02 Jan 2025

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